Department of Architecture

NAAB Accreditation Team Members
TAMU March 2008

Chair:	Kevin G. Montgomery, FAIA, Principal O'Brien/Atkins Associates, PA Post Office Box 12037 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 919/941-9000 919/941-9006 fax kmontgomery@obrienatkins.com
Members:	Professor W. Mike Martin, Ph.D. (ACSA) College of Environmental Design 350 Wurster Hall University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-1800 510/643-4468 510/643-5607 fax wmmartin@berkeley.edu Andrew Caruso, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP (AIAS) AIAS 1735 New York Avenue NW Washington, DC 20006-5292 202/626-7363 202/626-7414 fax Andrew@andrewcaruso.com Luis V. Badillo, AIA (AIA) Mendez Brunner Badillo & Associates Astor Building Suite 3-B 1018 Ashford Avenue San Juan, PR 00907 787/721-3900 787/724-0240 fax mbbpan@cs.com
Observers:	Ron Skaggs, FAIA Chairman, HKS Inc. 1919 McKinney Ave. Dallas, TX 75201 214/969-5599 214/969-3397 fax rskaggs@hksinc.com J Paul Bohn, AIA Vice President, Director of Operations California The Smith Group 301 Battery Street, 7th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 415/227-0100 415/882-7718 fax paul.bohn@smithgroup.com
TAMU Contact:	Robin Abrams, Ph.D., AIA Department of Architecture TAMU MS 3137 College Station, TX 77843-3137 979/845-7050 979/862-1571 fax robinabrams@tamu.edu

2008 Accreditation Team Visit Schedule
Department of Architecture - 21 March 2008
Texas A&M University

Date	Activity	Location	Participants
Saturday March 22	Team Chair Arrival Kevin G. Montgomery, FAIA (NCARB) American Flight 3213 12:20 pm Advantage Car Rental Res no. 1183367926 BC	Amerisuites Hyatt Place College Station 1100 University Dr. East College Station, TX 77840 Tel: (979) 846-9800	Kevin G. Montgomery Mark Clayton Robin Abrams
	Jonathan Bahe AIAS Continental Flight 9513 1:35 pm
	Luis Badillo AIA Continental Flight 9513 1:35 pm
	Paul Bohn, Observer Arrival Houston 11:15 am, will drive to College Station ETA 1:30 pm
	Barbara Sestak ACSA American Airlines Flight 3217 8:09 pm
	Team Orientation & Review of APR 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm	Amerisuites Conference Room	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer
	Dinner 7:30 pm	La Riviera 3700 South Texas Avenue Suite 300 Bryan, TX 77803 ph: 979 846-5913	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer
Sunday March 23	Breakfast & Entry Meeting with Dean 8:00 – 9:00 am	Hillton Hotel 801 University Drive East College Station, TX 77840 (979) 693-7500	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer Dean Regan, Mark Clayton
	Team Room Orientation 9:30 – 10:30	Team Room	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer
	Tour of Facilities: Campus & Architecture Complex 10:30 am – 12:15 pm	TAMU Campus Langford Architecture Complex	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer Elton Abbott, Robin Abrams
	Lunch & Entrance Meeting with Dept. Head, M.Arch. and BED Coordinators 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Langford A202 Catered/ Blue Baker	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer Mark Clayton, Robin Abrams, Phill Tabb
	Review of Student Exhibits 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm	Team Room	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer
	Informal Contact with Graduates and Local Practitioners & Light Dinner 6:00 – 8:30	Rodney Hill’s House 119 Lee Ave	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer Recent and past graduates, local registration board members, and representatives of the AIA chapter, invited students & faculty Coordinated by R. Abrams & E. Abbott
Monday March 24	Breakfast 7:00 am – 8:00 am	Amerisuites Hotel	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer Dean Regan, Mark Clayton
	Entrance Meeting with IT, Business, & Facilities Staff & Library Staff 8:15 am – 9:45 am	Langford A205 Langford A217	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer M. Randle (Assistant Dept. Head in Architecture), J. Raupe & D. Nichols (Student Advisors), New IT Manager, T.Butler & C. Tedrick (Facilities), C. Novosad (Business), P. Bender (Library)
	Entrance Meeting with Faculty 9:45 am – 10:45 am	Langford A217	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer Open Faculty Participation
	Entrance Meeting with President Murano and Provost Strawser 11:00 pm – 11:30 am	President’s Conference Room	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer President Elsa Murano, Provost Jerry Strawser
	Lunch Tour 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm	Solar D House @ Bush Library & Architecture Ranch	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer M. Clayton, R. Abrams, P. Fisk, E. Abbott
	Debriefing Session Visits to Studios 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm	Team Room	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer
	Meeting with Students 5:15 pm – 6:30 pm	Geren Auditorium B102	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer
	Dinner 7:00 pm	Café Eccel 101 Church Ave College Station, TX 77840 (979) 846-7908	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer AIAS President, Tau Sigma Delta President, Selected Students
Tuesday March 25	Breakfast 7:00 am – 8:00 am	Amerisuites Hotel	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer Dean Regan, Mark Clayton
	Tour of Research Centers 8:15 am –10:00 am	Williams Building Pavilion	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer Facilitated by R. Abrams
	Observation of Lectures and Seminars; Review of General Studies, Electives, and Related Programs;	Team Room	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer Facilitated by R. Abrams
	Review of School Records and Transfer Credit Assessment 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
	Lunch & Second Meeting with Faculty 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm	A217 Catered/Blue Baker	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer Faculty
	Observation of Lectures and Seminars Review of General Studies, Electives, and Related Programs Review of School Records and Transfer Credit Assessment 1:30 – 5 pm	Team Room	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer Facilitated by R. Abrams
	Accreditation Deliberation and Drafting the VTR Dinner 5:30 pm ~	Team Room (Dinner Delivered to Team Room)	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer
Wednesday March 26	Exit Meeting with Program Administrators Breakfast 8:00 am – 9:00 am	A217 Catered/Blue Baker	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer Dean Regan, Mark Clayton
	Exit Meeting with Dean Regan 9:00 am – 10:00 am	Dean’s Office	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer Dean Regan
	Exit Meeting with President Murano and Provost Strawser 10:30 am – 11:00 am	President’s Conference Room	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer President Murano, Provost Strawser
	Exit Meeting with Students & Faculty 11:30 pm – 12:00 pm	2nd Floor, Building A	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer Students & Faculty
	Kevin G. Montgomery Departure American Airlines Flight 3278 6:35 pm	College Station Airport	NAAB Accreditation Team Members Observer Facilitated by R. Abrams
	Barbara Sestak Departure Continental Airlines Flight 9537 1:55 pm
	Luis Badillo Departure Continental Airlines Flight 9537 1:55 pm
	Jonathan Bahe Departure Continental Airlines Flight 9537 1:55 pm
	Paul Bohn Departure Drive to Houston Estimated Time 1:30 pm